Tuesday, 25 June 2013

As
the clampdown on illegal immigrants across the nation continues, Lagos
State Command of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested 5
Chinese amongst other African nationals that were arrested without a
valid visa.
Other nationals include: 25 Nigeriens, 33 Guineans, 10 Togolese, 11 Benenoise and two Ghanaians.
Ever
since the arrest of a Chadian on the grounds of terrorism in Ijora area
of Lagos, security agencies in the state have increased the clampdown
on illegal immigrants.
While parading some of the illegal aliens,
Lagos Command Comptroller of Immigration, Mr. Rasheed Odupeyin said NIS
had issued an order to ensure that the bio metrics of every illegal
immigrant was recorded.
“The recent clamp down is not restricted,
it cuts across every immigrant without a valid visa. Every immigrant
with a visa that is subject to regularisation automatically gets it
renewed. For the West African nationals, they would be given 3 months
visa upon their entry and they are expected to get a resident or work
permit.We have started storing their data if they ever find their way
back to this country and are caught, they would be made to face stiffer
sanction not just deportation.”
Some of the illegal immigrants who
spoke to Daily Sunlamented that it was lack of information that stopped
them from regularising their stay.
According to Abdul, a Guinean,
no one stopped us when we were entering the country and besides when we
got here, we were told that it was not necessary.
“My brother has
lived in Nigeria for 8 years without documents and he was never
arrested. I wasn’t lucky because there are so many people out there, who
do not have the documents.” Another illegal immigrants, Mohammed from
Republic of Niger said this was the second time NIS arrested him.
“I
just came back to Nigeria after I was deported two months ago. This
time around if I return, I will ensure that I do the right thing.”
Meanwhile, the General Secretary of the Nigerien community in Lagos,
Alhaji Iliyasu Ismalia has said all those who were repatriated are
Nigeriens without a valid visa.
“We are currently sensitising our
people in Niger Republic on the need to have a valid visa. Nigerians are
good people that you can barely spot the difference between an
immigrant and a Nigerian.”

AC Milan vice-president Adriano
Galliani claims the Italian team have no plans to make a move for
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.
Galliani hinted in the past that the Argentine striker would be of interest to the Rossoneri.
He
was quick to point out that players would need to be moved on first in
order to free up funds, and maintains that it's still the case, if Milan
are to add to their ranks.
However, it is unlikely that Tevez
will be targeted if sales are sanctioned - ruling out the prospect of
him being reunited with former City team-mate Mario Balotelli at the San
Siro.
"Tevez is not a transfer target for us," said Galliani.
"Before we will try to bring in new players, we will have to sell some of the players we have first.
"It's not a financial problem, it just has to do with the amount of attackers we already have.
At the moment, we already have seven players for just three positions.
"Our big transfer coup came in January when we signed Mario Balotelli from City. We will see if anything else happens."

AC Milan vice-president Adriano
Galliani claims the Italian team have no plans to make a move for
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.
Galliani hinted in the past that the Argentine striker would be of interest to the Rossoneri.
He
was quick to point out that players would need to be moved on first in
order to free up funds, and maintains that it's still the case, if Milan
are to add to their ranks.
However, it is unlikely that Tevez
will be targeted if sales are sanctioned - ruling out the prospect of
him being reunited with former City team-mate Mario Balotelli at the San
Siro.
"Tevez is not a transfer target for us," said Galliani.
"Before we will try to bring in new players, we will have to sell some of the players we have first.
"It's not a financial problem, it just has to do with the amount of attackers we already have.
At the moment, we already have seven players for just three positions.
"Our big transfer coup came in January when we signed Mario Balotelli from City. We will see if anything else happens."

The federal government has said it is yet to
receive any official communication from the United Kingdom (UK) over
plans to compel first time visitors from Nigeria to deposit a £3,000 cash bond before they can enter the UK. The money would be forfeited if the visitor overstays his visa duration.

This
was according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga
Ashiru, while fielding questions during the 2013 Ministerial Platform to
commemorate the mid-term anniversary of the current administration in
Abuja, Monday.
Ashiru added that Nigeria would respond
'appropriately' when it receives a formal notification from the UK and
gave the assurance that the interests of Nigerians would be protected.
The
new rule, which would take effect in November this year, will target
first time visitors from "high risk" African and Asian countries to
discourage immigration abuse.
Ashiru urged Nigerians not to flout
the laws and regulations of other countries to reduce the unnecessary
burden of Nigerian missions having to deal with the legalities
surrounding incarcerated Nigerians.
He particularly singled out
drug trafficking, an act which is more detectable due to the
sophistication of equipment at airports all around the world.
"If
you know that the penalty for trafficking of drugs to a certain country
is death, why would you do it? If you willfully commit this crime, then
you want to willfully commit suicide as the sophisticated detectors
would catch you," he said.
Ashiru, however, noted that Nigerian
diplomats all over the world were still bound to provide consular
services for all Nigerians, including the incarcerated ones in their
countries of accreditation.
Speaking on attacks on Nigerians in
South Africa, Ashiru who once served as Nigeria's High Commissioner to
South Africa, said the members of local chapter of the African National
Congress (ANC) during the anti-apartheid struggle were not aware of the
contributions made towards their independence by their fellow Africans.

One
of the founding fathers of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator
Joseph Waku has said the proposed six-year single term for
president-elect is a certificate to steal and loot the country’s
resources, including stealing all the bedsheets in Aso Rock within the
tenure in office.
Waku, who represented Benue North/West
Senatorial District between 1999 and 2003, told Daily Sun in an
exclusive interview that the single term would also make the senators to
tolerate a corrupt president since they would be party to stealing and
looting.
He added that since the single term would not give the
president the opportunity to go back to the electorate for re-election,
the electorates would be denied the chance to checkmate such erring
president who did not perform in his first term.
Waku said: “Many
Nigerians have this view to express on six-year single term for the
president, and the view is that it is very dangerous for any country,
particularly in a country that corruption is being celebrated, when you
give somebody one term in office, you are giving him an absolute
stealing certificate to steal to the maximum.
“He cannot get
another opportunity to go back to the electorate for re-election, and by
so doing you have done injustice to the electorate because you denied
them the opportunity to checkmate such erring president who did not
perform in his first term.
“Nigeria is not yet matured for
six-year single term arrangement. It may sound that it will reduce the
tension of our politicking, it will not, it will rather heat the
corruption mechanism in a manner that you cannot control.
“We have
not yet put in place the instrument at the National Assembly to remove a
corrupt president, so you are giving that man a certificate to steal,
as soon as he gets to that office, he is not accountable to you any
more, he is not going to seek your re-election any more, if he is not
God-fearing man, may God help us, the man will steal, including the bed
sheets in the villa, and he will take everything away, and you will not
have anything to say because he is not going to seek for any re-election
again. Nigerians have a prize to pay.
“So
I reject that clause in as much as it may sound brilliant. You cannot
manufacture instruments of stealing, and even if you will bring an
angel, there is so much temptation.”

Waku: Six-Year Single Term Is Certificate To Loot Nation Blind

One
of the founding fathers of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator
Joseph Waku has said the proposed six-year single term for
president-elect is a certificate to steal and loot the country’s
resources, including stealing all the bedsheets in Aso Rock within the
tenure in office.
Waku, who represented Benue North/West
Senatorial District between 1999 and 2003, told Daily Sun in an
exclusive interview that the single term would also make the senators to
tolerate a corrupt president since they would be party to stealing and
looting.
He added that since the single term would not give the
president the opportunity to go back to the electorate for re-election,
the electorates would be denied the chance to checkmate such erring
president who did not perform in his first term.
Waku said: “Many
Nigerians have this view to express on six-year single term for the
president, and the view is that it is very dangerous for any country,
particularly in a country that corruption is being celebrated, when you
give somebody one term in office, you are giving him an absolute
stealing certificate to steal to the maximum.
“He cannot get
another opportunity to go back to the electorate for re-election, and by
so doing you have done injustice to the electorate because you denied
them the opportunity to checkmate such erring president who did not
perform in his first term.
“Nigeria is not yet matured for
six-year single term arrangement. It may sound that it will reduce the
tension of our politicking, it will not, it will rather heat the
corruption mechanism in a manner that you cannot control.
“We have
not yet put in place the instrument at the National Assembly to remove a
corrupt president, so you are giving that man a certificate to steal,
as soon as he gets to that office, he is not accountable to you any
more, he is not going to seek your re-election any more, if he is not
God-fearing man, may God help us, the man will steal, including the bed
sheets in the villa, and he will take everything away, and you will not
have anything to say because he is not going to seek for any re-election
again. Nigerians have a prize to pay.
“So
I reject that clause in as much as it may sound brilliant. You cannot
manufacture instruments of stealing, and even if you will bring an
angel, there is so much temptation.”

The United Kingdom has aborted its
plan to place a £3,000 bond on Nigerians seeking entry to the country, a
spokesman for Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Ministry told Daily Trust in
Abuja on Monday.
The
Sunday Times of London had quoted UK Home Secretary Theresa May as
saying that a pilot scheme that would target visitors from India,
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and Ghana would take off in
November under which travellers from those countries would pay a cash deposit of £3,000 to deter immigration abuse. They will forfeit the money if they overstay their visas.
But
when contacted for comments yesterday, spokesman for the Foreign
Affairs Ministry in Abuja, Mr Ode Ogbole, replied with text message
saying: "It's been rescinded". He did not give further details and did
not answer subsequent telephone calls.
Another official of the
ministry who chose to remain anonymous also told Daily Trust that a
message from the UK government rescinding the plan had been sent to the
Presidency.
Earlier yesterday, Foreign Affairs Minister Olugbenga
Ashiru told journalists at the ministerial platform commemorating the
mid-term anniversary of the Jonathan administration that no official
communication had been received from the British government by Nigeria
on the subject.
He assured Nigerians of government's readiness to
defend and protect them all over the world but urged them to always
conduct themselves in a manner that will portray Nigeria in good image.
Meanwhile,
the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee has described
the proposed UK entry bond as discriminatory and unacceptable.
"This
is totally discriminatory and unacceptable. It is targeted to non-white
Commonwealth. We would take a critical look at the policy as it affects
Nigerians and come up with a way forward," committee chairman Rep.
Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje (PDP Abia) said in a statement.
"We agreed
totally with the UK Foreign Minister that the policy is totally
unworkable and impractical. It is contrary to the commitment made to our
President by David Cameron during their last meeting. We believe it is
for political reason ahead of general election. We seek that our long
historical relationship should take precedence over political
expediency," Ukeje said.

Florentino Perez is adamant that Cristiano Ronaldo is not for sale and has backed him to retire at Real Madrid.
Speculation continues to suggest that the world's costliest player could be involved in another mega-money move this summer.
Manchester
United are said to be keen on bringing a former Old Trafford favourite
back to the Premier League, while ambitious French outfit Paris St
Germain are also rumoured to be in the process of piecing together an
enticing transfer package.
Real are understandably keen to play
down the rumours, with Ronaldo having been a revelation during his four
years at Santiago Bernabeu.
He does have just two more years left
to run on his contract in the Spanish capital, which has helped to keep
the gossip flowing, but Perez is convinced that the Portugal
international will eventually pen an extension and commit himself to
Real for the remainder of his career.
He told 20minutos: "He's our most important asset, and we will build the future of Madrid around him.
"Soon
we will clarify this issue. I have no doubt that Cristiano is going to
retire at Real Madrid. I'm convinced that he'll renew. The renewals are
done before the season starts."
Perez has also been speaking
about possible additions at the Bernabeu, with Real reported to be
plotting summer raids for Tottenham Hotspur forward Gareth Bale, Napoli
striker Edinson Cavani and Malaga playmaker Isco.
He added: "I try to make it that the best players in the world play for Madrid.
"Players
are never expensive or cheap. It depends on the performances that they
provide. (Luis) Figo, (Zinedine) Zidane, Ronaldo and (David) Beckham
gave us a massive jump in income. If you invest in great players, you
will have more income.
"That allows, firstly, the club to be
independent and in the hands of the members, and, secondly, to attract
other great players.
"We want great footballers who work hard and
understand this club and its history. Those that know me, know I always
want the best to come to Madrid."

Chelsea defender Todd Kane will spend next season on loan at Blackburn.
The 19-year-old played 14 games during two short loan spells at Ewood Park last term.
And Rovers manager Gary Bowyer has made the right-back his fourth signing of the summer.
Bowyer
told his club's website: "First of all we've got to thank Chelsea once
again, because they've been more than accommodating.
"With the
new manager coming in, we were waiting to see if Todd was going to be
part of his plans, but they see the advantage of him coming out and
playing in the Championship again for a full season.
"Todd kicked
on massively when he came and joined us last time. On the back of his
performances here, he earned himself a new contract at Chelsea and
rightly so.
"We'll be looking for him to come and make the same impact as he did last season.
"He's
an infectious character, he's a great footballer and we're delighted to
have him, because he's the right type of person to have on board and he
cares about the club, which is important."
Kane has been cleared by Chelsea to appear for Blackburn in the Capital One Cup and the FA Cup.

Talented and stunning Nigerian singer,
Aituaje Iruobe popularly called Waje who recently became a Glo
Ambassador in a question and answer session with her fans on twitter
revealed some interesting information.

Waje who has over 80,000 followers on twitter made sure she answered all her fans questions.If you weren’t a singer, what would your profession be?
My dear, maybe I would have just been a song writer or producer sef. One way or the other i must be in music.Rumour has it that you have a daughter, can you tell us more about her?
Her name is Emerald and she’s 14 in S.S.2.
Another
fan asked how old she was when she gave birth to her 14 year old
daughter, the singer revealed she was 18 years then. She also said she’s
ready to give her daughter a new father.What she does for a living apart from music?
Own a school and a shopping mall.What do you intend to do after the glitz and glamour of music ?
Take care of my husband and kids and run my school.What is your most embarrassing moment on stage?
Nervous and forgot our anthem in 2009.Did you really undergo chest enlargement as rumoured some time ago?
Shey na dem help me? mchew.Waje,
you started from the church, trained by the church, and now that you’ve
diverted into secular music, how is your spiritual life like? How often
do u go to church?
Yes, you’re entirely right and I owe every single thing I have to God. I go to church several times a week o . If no be God…Which celebrity husband will you prefer as your husband?
Maxwell or john legend.What’s the most expensive item in your closet?
Hmmmm can’t say, don’t think I’m that much of a spender.

There are confirmations that the All Progressive
Congress (APC) has appointed Chief Bisi Akande as the interim chairman
of the new merger party.
Addressing
a news conference at the end of a closed door meeting in Abuja, the
former governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff said the
appointment was part of the requirement for the registration of the new
party.
He said the appointment of Chief Akande is a consensus decision among the merging parties.
The National Secretary of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Alhaji Tijani Tumsa was appointed interim national secretary.
The meeting was held at the Lagos state governors lodge and attended by governors and chieftains of major political parties.
The
meeting was held behind closed door for over three hours. The governors
dismissed reports of disagreement among members of the opposition,
insisting that significant progress has been made towards the
realisation of the merger.
The Independent National Electoral
Commission had directed the merging parties to put in place a national
executive as part of the registration procedure. Now that this has been
done, it expected to give energy to the fight by the opposition to
wrestle power from the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

The Creative Arts students of the
University of Lagos decided to protest this morning over the alleged
sexual harassment of female students in the department by their
lecturers.
The students who expressed their disapproval stormed the Arts block, then later to the Social Science department.
The
female students of the department accused the lecturers of making life
unbearable and difficult for them by demanding sexual intercourse before
they can pass their courses.
The students who could not bare it anymore decided to protest after a meeting was held yesterday.
The school authority is yet to respond to these allegations.
More photos below

Real Madrid have confirmed that Carlo
Ancelotti is to replace Jose Mourinho as their head coach and the
Italian has signed a three-year contract.
A
dual European Cup winner as a player for AC Milan, Ancelotti also
coached the Italian club to Champions League glory in 2003 and 2007, as
well as the Serie A title in 2004.
He has also coached at
Juventus, Parma and Reggiana, and enjoyed a successful stint with
Chelsea, who he led to the Premier League-FA Cup double in 2010.
He
has been a leading candidate to replace Mourinho since announcing in
May that he wanted to leave the Parc des Princes after 18 months in
charge.
A Real statement read: "Carlo Michelangelo Ancelotti will be the coach of Real Madrid next season.
"The
Italian has experienced success in every country where he has managed
and arrives in the Spanish capital after being named coach of the season
in France.
"He has won practically everything in the ambit of
international football (two Champions Leagues, two European Supercups,
one World Club Cup and one Intertoto Cup) and has won the league in
three distinct championships in which he has managed (Italy, England and
France).
"Familiar with the pressure of managing big teams on the continent, the Italian is guaranteed to manage an exciting project."
Real
president Florentino Perez's decision to hire the well-liked Ancelotti
has been viewed as an attempt to replace Mourinho with a less
confrontational figure.
Mourinho, who has returned to Chelsea,
led Real to the La Liga title two seasons ago but his final term at the
helm was marred by public disputes with members of the team.
His
replacement at PSG is Laurent Blanc, who has signed a two-year deal,
having been out of work since France were knocked out of Euro 2012 at
the quarter-final stage.
A World Cup winner with France as a
player in 1998, Blanc coached Bordeaux between 2007-10, leading them to
Ligue 1 glory in 2009.
He will oversee the start of pre-season
training next Monday and a club statement read: "The board of Paris
Saint-Germain has given Laurent Blanc the mission to build on last
season and to continue the club's ascendency towards the summits of the
European game."
Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas, Mourinho,
ex-England coach Fabio Capello and recently-appointed Napoli chief Rafa
Benitez had all been linked with PSG.
However, the ambitious
French outfit have plumped for Blanc, who enjoyed a distinguished career
as a central defender which was crowned by his key role in the France
side which won back-to-back major trophies at their home World Cup in
1998 and Euro 2000, eventually retiring with 97 caps and an impressive
16 international goals to his name.
He also collected league titles in France with Auxerre and in England with Manchester United, the European Cup Winners' Cup with Barcelona and domestic cup competitions with Montpellier, Auxerre and Barca.

Former Miss USA and the Real Housewives of Atlanta star, Kenya Moore, attended D’banj‘s DKM concert which held in Lagos last night June 23, 2013.
The
42-year-old celebrity got on stage half way into the concert and
stunned guests as she co-anchored the rest of the show with comedian AY.Check out more photos of Kenya Moore below…

Don't be afraid of the government watching you: fear your friends!
Have
you ever heard about shadow profiles? Guess, no, because Facebook
really doesn't want you to know and think how shadow profiles are used.
As
Violet Blue writes: "The personal information leaked by the bug is
information that had not been given to Facebook by the users - it is
data Facebook has been compiling on its users behind closed doors,
without their consent." It turns out that if Facebook can't get
information about you from you, it'll grab it from your friends instead.
What are shadow profiles?
There
were cases involving shadow profiles for some time: in 2011, Europe vs
Facebook filed a complaint against Facebook Ireland with the Irish data
protection watchdog (PDF) on the grounds that Facebook was collecting
"as much information of users and non-users as possible."
Facebook strenuously denied the allegations at the time, so the leak of shadow profiles must be rather embarrassing.
Here's
how it works. Let's imagine that you only put a very basic amount of
information on your profile and keep details such as your main email
address or your mobile phone number away from Facebook.
If any of
your friends have that information and they sync their address books
with Facebook, Facebook gets that contact info. If a friend from X
university or Y employer searches for you, Facebook knows it's pretty
likely that you went to X university or worked at Y employer.
If
you aren't on Facebook but somebody's put your details into Facebook's
friend finder, those details are now on Facebook. Facebook isn't the
only firm who stores address book details, but others such as Twitter
delete the data after 18 months.
Facebook doesn't, and it appears
to store much more information - and that's none of your business,
because other people provided it. According to Facebook, giving you any
control over that information would be a freedom of speech violation.
The
Information Commissioner's Office says, "You should not hold personal
data on the off-chance that it might be useful in the future."
It seems that our beloved Facebook is doing exactly that.
We
do not talk about conspiracy theories, but this one's a beauty: when
you consider that over and above the things you consciously share
Facebook can also record your GPS location, the websites you visit and
any information your social network contacts have about you, it looks
like the sort of thing the security services would just love.
By
an interesting coincidence, Facebook's former security chief, a former
FBI man who left Facebook in 2010, now works at the NSA

Nobody
doubts President Goodluck Jonathan's meek demeanour and amiable
exterior, often adorned with an admirable smile. These qualities and his
comportment during the power transition crisis of 2010, no doubt,
earned him the people's support when his constitutional right to be the
Acting President was being denied by a cabal loyal to the late President
Umaru Yar'Adua. The same qualities attracted many voters, especially
the young ones, to him when he ran for President in 2011.
What
was not expected was that this amiable exterior would mask a divisive
leadership style that would tear apart the country, geographical zones,
several states, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, and even his political
party, the Peoples Democratic Party. So divided are these entities today
that many more forces within each one are determined to work against
him than ever before.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 marked the beginning of a
new dawn in the annals of the movie industry in Nigeria. It was a day
that representatives of the Nigerian film industry set aside other
activities to analyze issues affecting the movie industry at the
National Theater, Iganmu Lagos.

To
underscore the seriousness attached to the assembly, they deliberated
all day on the state of the industry but with particular emphasis on the
N3billion Presidential Intervention Fund, which for them is inadequate.
For
them, “The release of the guidelines for accessing the
capacity-building fund has no input from the industry and its elected
leaders, contrary to the agreement reached with the Coordinating
Minister for the Economy and Minister for Finance Dr. Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala.
The Nollywood Summit, which is expected to become a
regular event, was convened by Nigerian Motion Picture Experts Group
(NMPEG) a Nollywood Think Thank, hosted by Film & Video Producers
and Marketers Association of Nigeria.
The Summit, anchored by Paul
Obazele (producer) and Zack Orji (actor), was attended by regulators
and other stakeholder with over 600 delegates from all over the country
participating. With the success of attendance, the Nollywood Summit has a
bragging right as the first single largest gathering of practitioners
since 1904 when a Briton Mr. Stanley, showed the first film at Glover
Hall, Lagos.
Notable among those who bared their minds on the
state of the industry and the way forward were veteran film maker, Chief
Eddy Ugbomah (OFR), Mrs. Bola Athar, Deputy Zonal coordinator, South
West, National Film and Video Censorship Board; Mrs. Bukola Agbaminoja,
Head, Film office, Lagos State Film and Video Censorship Board; Fathia
Ansah Plange, Chief Operating Officer, African Film and Entertainment
Investment summit, and Mr. Bond Emeruwa of the Coalition of Nollywood
Guilds and Associations among others.
At the end of the historic
day, they resolved that the orderly growth and development of the
industry is not possible without input and direction from the
stakeholders and owners of Project Nollywood, but that “N3b (less than
USD $13m) is grossly inadequate to reposition the industry. They also
faulted the appointment of members of the ministerial committee (on the
grant) as undemocratic and not reflective of the wishes and aspirations
of the industry.
“The guidelines are unprofessional and
inconsistent with global best practice. It is an abnormality for
assessors to be anonymous as it denies applicants the opportunity to
assess their assessors and where necessary, challenge the decision of
the board. Additionally, some members of the committee have vested
interest in training. There is therefore a conflict of interest.

If you think that your little credit
card purchases will not hurt you at all, have a rethink. Most people in
debt started with that one purchase and soon found themselves in some
really serious financial crisis. Debt, especially credit card debt can
accumulate faster than you can imagine and it can lead to the potential
ruin of certain areas in your life.

What
you need to realise is that debt teaches you one bad lesson - spending
more than what you can actually afford. Once you get used to this
lifestyle, it leads to all sorts of difficulties and problems. It can be
an addicting habit to have. It gives you the false sense of wealth that
you think you need to keep up with family and friends.

Instead of just paying for a car that is worth N950,000 in cash,
purchasing through a line of credit will add more than that amount. You
will end up paying more because of the interest amount that lenders put
on top of your principal debt. Instead of adding it to your personal
wealth, you are contributing that to your creditor’s wealth.

We
can blame Cinderella, movies or hormones, but in real life a girl goes
through so many stages thinking she’s falling in love. Below I present a
quick guide to know when it’s everything but love!
10) Crush
Someone
says their name and you can’t breathe. They walk by and you can’t
complete your sentences. You’re sure you are in love and according to ‘FLAME’,
you are destined to be married. Then one day you actually sit with them
and have a chat. And it’s gone. This my friends, was just a crush.
9) Fantasy
They
say if a crush lasts longer than three months, it’s love. I say someone
didn’t give me that memo because I’ve been loving Eminem for ten years.
He can’t even spell ‘Tos’. So therefore, if your crush lasts longer
than three months but thou hast never actually met the subject, that’s
fantasy.
8) Infatuation
This is right in
between a crush and an obsession. It’s almost sweet and practically
harmless. It’s not love though, just infatuation.
7) Obsession
Then
there’s obsession. What’s he wearing Where’s he going Who with? Why not
me? Be warned, at this point, you’re close to crossing legal lines.
6) Lust
O
wow you love him… His chest, the way he smiles, how he looks when he
runs, the way his suit is cut. If you can’t find anything other than the
physical to focus on, that’s lust.
5) Like
You
love him. You think. I mean, he’s great to hang out with, you tell him
everything, he’s heard you burp, he saw you cry. Giiiiiirl, you just
like the dude. You’re close to…
4) (the) Friend zone
You
study together, tell him about all the boys that broke your heart. He
sends you roses, you cringe a little and ask him whether the centre part
suits you better than the side part. He helps you zip into that really
snug dress and drives you to your friend’s wedding where you proceed to
ogle the other guy at the table. That’s the friend zone! (And you should
put him out of his misery please).
3) Friendship
Similar to the friend zone but different is good ol’ friendship. This is the person you’ve probably made a pact with- ‘If we’re both still single at 35, let’s get married’. You
know he’s cute, he knows you’re hot, you may have in the past but
you’re past that now and it’s comfy but not awkward. That’s friendship.
2) Crime
You ‘love’ him / her but they are not legal yet. Now that’s a crime. Move it along
1) Love
And
there is love. The feeling you feel when you feel a feeling you feel
you’ve never felt before. With these few words of mine, I hope I have
been able to convince and also confuse you that most times, it is
anything but love!

A
source close to new parents Kim Kardashian and Kanye West has revealed
the true inspirationbehind their much-reported-on baby name, "North
West."
The pun is more "inspirational than directional,"
according to the insider, and is meant to represent new heights, with
Kardashian and West even allegedly going around and saying, "What's
North of North? Nothing." Curiously, the person also elaborates that the
"duo believes North is their highest point together as a couple" and
that she represents a kind of "North Star" for them.
North West,
of course, joins Blue Ivy and many others in the unorthodox baby name
club - a kind of new celebrity tradition that couples like Victoria and
David Beckham (Brooklyn), Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz (Bronx), Gwyneth
Paltrow and Chris Martin (Apple and Moses) have practiced well before
Kimye.
North West was born three weeks early, on June 15. The
daughter is a first child for Kardashian and West, who have been dating
since 2012.

Kim and Kanye Explained Why North West

A
source close to new parents Kim Kardashian and Kanye West has revealed
the true inspirationbehind their much-reported-on baby name, "North
West."
The pun is more "inspirational than directional,"
according to the insider, and is meant to represent new heights, with
Kardashian and West even allegedly going around and saying, "What's
North of North? Nothing." Curiously, the person also elaborates that the
"duo believes North is their highest point together as a couple" and
that she represents a kind of "North Star" for them.
North West,
of course, joins Blue Ivy and many others in the unorthodox baby name
club - a kind of new celebrity tradition that couples like Victoria and
David Beckham (Brooklyn), Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz (Bronx), Gwyneth
Paltrow and Chris Martin (Apple and Moses) have practiced well before
Kimye.
North West was born three weeks early, on June 15. The
daughter is a first child for Kardashian and West, who have been dating
since 2012.

The
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it would always follow path of
justice in order to take the country to greater heights to compete
favourably in the comity of nations.

According to the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, the PDP believes in equity and justice.

Mr.
Tukur said this in his speech in Abuja on Monday while swearing in
members of its Interim National Working Committee (NWC). He also
reminded that the swearing in followed the resignation of the former
members of the NWC.

“The
former national officers had to leave their respective offices because
of INEC’s observation about irregularities that characterised the
National Convention held in March 2012.

“We decided to replace members of NWC who resigned their respective positions immediately in order not to allow a vacuum.

“This is the usual practice in the party since it came into existence as a political party in Nigeria.

“They are here to move the party forward and to ensure that things are done the way they should be done.

“They also promised to abide strictly by the party’s Constitution and the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended),” Tukur said.

Tukur
said PDP had been a responsive and responsible party that always
insisted on good governance, adding that the party vowed not to involve
itself in anything illegal.

He stressed that the party was acting strictly on the mandate given to it by the people.

The chairman held that the party was waxing stronger and urged members to continue to be loyal.

He appealed to Nigerians to have confidence in the party and the ability of its leadership to provide good governance.

Edo State Government on Monday confirmed the execution of four convicted criminals.
The convicts were reportedly executed by hanging, a development that has elicited condemnation from Amnesty International.
The
international human rights group, in a statement, had called for
restraint on the part of the Nigerian government in carrying out the
exercise.
When contacted, state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Henry Idahagbon, confirmed the execution.
He
said their convictions were secured years ago from the Supreme Court
and that three of the executed criminals were convicted outside the
state, but had been in prison in Benin.
On claims that there was a
stay of execution order, Idahagbon said his office got the stay of
execution papers, but that the execution was not carried out by his
office.
The prison authorities, however, claimed they did not receive any stay of execution order.
Deputy
Director for Africa, AI, Lucy Freeman, said, “If confirmed, these
executions mark a sudden, brutal return to the use of the death penalty
in Nigeria, a truly dark day for human rights in the country.
“We
again urge the Nigerian authorities to stop all executions immediately
and return to the moratorium on execution in the country. We oppose the
death penalty in all cases without exception, as it is the ultimate
cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment.”
Also, a legal rights group, Legal Defence Assistance Project, condemned the execution.
The
group’s National Coordinator, Mr. Chino Obiagwu, said the execution of
the inmates was in violation of the appeal he filed on behalf of all
death row inmates in the country.
Obiagwu said, “Today, the LEDAP
frowns on the execution of four death row prisoners – Chima Ejiofor,
Daniel Nsofor, Osarenmwinda Aiguokhan and Richard Igagu – in Edo State
despite their pending appeals at the court of appeal.
“The AG of
Edo State and the prison authorities were duly served with the court
processes, comprising the notice of appeal and motion for stay of
execution.”

National Security Adviser, Alhaji
Sambo Dasuki, on Monday in Abuja warned Nigerians to be extra careful
when hiring security personnel, saying such measures would circumvent
the mistake of recruiting terrorists and people with criminal
tendencies.
The
NSA sounded the warning during a one-day workshop with the theme,
‘Importance of Security Awareness and Drills in Contemporary Nigeria’,
which was jointly organised by his office, the Office of the Secretary
to the Government of the Federation and the Department of Security
Service.
Participants at the workshop were largely made up of
religious, traditional and community leaders, who are expected to
communicate the message to the people at the grass roots.
Dasuki,
who was represented by Maj-Gen. Babatunde Samuel (retd.), said
investigation had revealed that some of the security personnel
patronised by several individuals, communities and organisations were in
most cases unqualified people with questionable characters.
He
said, “I also wish to warn you about the personnel you patronise in the
course of improving security. You should be careful because those that
have been vetted are found to have no fixed addresses or the requisite
qualification or expenses that they claim to have.
“Some are even
of questionable character; you must therefore check their antecedents
before you patronise them. It is based on the imperative to make
Nigerians security conscious that the Federal Government gave you
(participants) the opportunity to become pioneers of the rejuvenated
national security awareness programme.”
Dasuki said the Federal
Government, through DSS, had undertaken vulnerability assessment of the
ministries, departments and agencies to improve their security
apparatus.
According to him, the Federal Government is doing its
best to discharge its constitutional responsibilities by “putting
adequate measures in place to detect and arrest the menace of
terrorists, religious intolerance, armed robbery, kidnappings, pipeline
vandalism, piracy, corruption and other related crimes that impact
negatively on Nigeria image and economy.”
He added, “You should
know that the Federal Government, through the DSS, has undertaken a
robust vulnerability assessment of most MDAs in Abuja. This was
subsequently followed up with improved access control by providing other
vehicles inspection system, mobile detectors.
“Security
inspection committees were also set up by various MDAs to ensure
compliance with the security regulations as they affect the safety of
government personnel, documents, facilities and structures.”
In
his speech, the SGF, Senator Pius Anyim, explained that the workshop was
borne out of the Federal Government’s desire to make most Nigerians
security conscious and to establish the necessary condition for the
actualisation of the transformation agenda.
Anyim, who was
represented by the Permanent Secretary (Special Service Office, SGF),
Mrs. Esther Gonda, said if every segment of the society played its role
or contributed its quota well, Nigeria would be a better place.
He
said, “It is important that the Government and other relevant
stakeholders like you to do their best to improve security in the
country. We must use our various levels of authority in the society to
discourage sensational comments, corruption, provocative preaching,
religious or ethnic intolerance, unpatriotic speeches, especially by
politicians.”

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN),
Lagos State chapter, has accused the Presidency of being the brain
behind the crisis in the Nigeria Governors’ Forum.
The party made the accusation in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Joe Igbokwe, on Monday.
It
alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan, through his approval of the
Jonah Jang’s faction of the Forum, had shown “he had a hand in the
crisis.”
The ACN said, “Even as it had come out to issue a denial
of being involved in this crisis, we are all aware that the NGF crisis
was began in the Presidency. We all know that the Presidency wrote and
forced down the scripts of the present crisis on governors whom it
factored would procure the division or ultimate destruction of the NGF
for its self-serving interests.
“We all knew that in every stage
of the NGF crisis, the Presidency is an active participant and it was to
remove all shreds of doubts on these when it went round to offer
recognition to the losing Jang faction.”
It further alleged that
the Presidency in a bid “to conquer and annex” the NGF, embarked on a
campaign of calumny against the Rivers State Governor and chairman of
the Forum, Rotimi Amaechi, over an unfounded speculation that he was
eyeing the vice presidency.
The party said through the action,
the Presidency was creating doubts in the minds of Nigerians on the
future of democracy in the country.
ACN decried the “affront on
the country’s conscience and a distortion of democracy to benefit a
small cabal that neither believes in democracy nor are desirous of its
growth in the country.”
It urged Nigerians to rise up and
challenge those that took “liberty with their democratic rights to
plunge the country deeper into crisis by their repeated acts of
illegality and impunity” as in NGF’s situation.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday
explained why Nigeria did not seek a review of the International Court
of Justice ruling on the ceding of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon,
saying the country had no fresh evidence in the case.
He also said, Nigeria did not proceed with the case in order to protect the interest of its nationals in the Cameroon.
Jonathan
spoke on the sidelines of the summit of heads of states and governments
of the Economic Community of Central African States, Economic Community
of West African States and the Gulf of Guinea Commission, which started
in Cameroon on Monday.
He spoke with the Nigerian community in Yaounde, Cameroon.
He
said his administration believed that as long as the dispute over the
peninsula persisted, there would be continued animosity among the
citizens of the countries.
The 10-year window to seek a review of
the judgment delivered on October 10,2002 if there were fresh facts
ended on October 9, 2012 without the Federal Government appealing the
ruling.
The government’s decision disappointed a section of Nigerians, who had sought a review of the ICJ judgment.

Hundreds of youths who launched a
manhunt for insurgents in Maiduguri have taken over stop and search work
from soldiers, suggesting that the volunteers are assuming more
responsibilities in their efforts to help root out insurgency in Borno
State.

Their involvement in search work
is based on the belief that they would be able to identify insurgents
faster and easier than the soldiers.

It was
reported that the young men, who call themselves ‘Civilian JTF’,
organised into different groups, took positions and conducted searches
on vehicles at many checkpoints around the city.

The
youths were seen stationed at check points on major roads, including
Babban Layi street, Dandal Way leading to Shehu of Borno’s palace,
Ahmadu Bello Way to Gwange central cemetery and some parts of Bama Road.
They also manned check points along roads linking Gwange I, Gwange II,
Gwange III and Gwange IV, as well as in Mafoni, Shehuri South, Budum,
Bolori, Umarari, Maimusari and Jiddari Polo.

The
youths were seen bearing sticks at the check points, ordering motorists
to stop, park and be searched in the presence of soldiers.

While many who came to visit the
ailing producer were trying to cheer him up with gists and chats, Vector
immediately asked to pray for him and a few of us who were listening
closely agreed that it was a heartfelt prayer.

The
rapper later told Thenet.ng, ‘it is unfortunate that this is happening
to a man who has given a lot to see others make something out of their
careers.
I know we will get through all of this’.
Monday’s
visit to OJB’s residence was organized to show support for the
‘SaveOJBJezreel’ cause and to create more awareness for the unfortunate
plight of the producer.
Vector who is already having personal problem's with his label took time out to visit the legendary producer

After about eight months in German and
United States hospitals, ailing Taraba State Governor Danbaba Danfulani
Suntai, is eager to return home.
The
governor, who survived an air crash in Yola, the Adamawa State capital,
last October – he was the pilot – has told his doctors to allow him
return home, Taraba State officials who visited him said yesterday in
Jalingo.
Suntai sustained multiple injuries, and was initially flown to Germany from where he was taken to the United States.
The
officials, however, added that doctors, particularly the
physiotherapist handling Suntai, advised that it would be unwise to fly
him back now. They urged him to stay a little more and get “full
recovery” before returning to continue with his job.
They also reportedly advised against receiving too many visitors who are also warned against discussing politics with him.
It
was gathered that contrary to claims, the ailing governor was never
taken to the John Hopkins University Hospital in the United States.
Suntai has been receiving physiotherapy/treatment at a clinic residence
in New York since leaving the German Hospital in Hannover in March.
The
Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Taraba State Specialist Hospital, who
is also the governor’s physician, Prof. Zakari Yusuf Aliyu, had
suggested that Suntai be evacuated from the German hospital to the U.S.’
John Hopkins because, according to him, it has better medical gadgets
to treat the governor’s ailments.
Aliyu said Suntai was suffering
from “spinal cord persistent” and “closed head injury” which made him
have “expressive and receptive alphasia”.
A member of the Taraba
State House of Assembly and a friend to the Suntai family, Hon. Mark
Useni, told The Nation that Suntai had recovered and was looking good
when he was with him a few days ago.

Innocent Idibia popularly known as Tuface Idibia in an interview talks about his music, kids and plans for his education.When asked if Tuface is a player, he replied, "If I were a player, they wouldn’t have caught me like that."
And
on his role as a father, Tuface who has six kids from different women
said it has not been easy, sometimes his work entails a lot of
travelling and as such he does not see his kids as often as he wants to
and although he had planned to have just one wife and kids, he has
accepted things the way they have turned out.
When asked if he'll
have qualms about his children following his footsteps, he simply said,
"he won't discourage any of his children if they decide to follow in his
footsteps musically. As a matter of fact, he'll be a good adviser.
A
good thing though is that Tuface definitely plans to go back to school
to get a law degree but he is not certain when that will be.
On
why it took so long to settle with his wife Annie, he said, "I don’t
really have an answer to that question, because I don’t know. I can’t
explain why I don’t have an answer to that, but somehow, by the grace of
God, we are still together."So, why Tuface/2Face?
According
to the artistes, it is a way of letting his fans know that his public
and private lives are two separate entities. So the Tuface they see in
the public, on TV, in papers, and hear on the radio is the public
figure, who is different from who he really is.We can say it's a case of Tuface(the star) and Innocent (the man).On fame and worth?
Tuface
says fame "takes away your privacy and freedom to do some kind of
simple, basic things. Like I can’t go to Iya Christopher to sit down
and eat amala, the way I dey do before". And as touching money/value, he
says, "I never gather, but I dey try."
Tuface has also attributed his journey so far to hard work, his fans and the grace of God.

Rick Ross may have been a little too
excited to paint his visit to Africa as proof that the world is excited
for Wale's upcoming album, "The Gifted."In
a tweet fired off Monday afternoon, the rapper (who lost a Reebok
endorsement over a lyric in which he boasted of drugging and having sex
with a woman without her knowledge) said that he had touched down in the
"country of Africa":
What do you think of his gaffe

By
Martin Ewi, Senior Researcher, Transnational Threats and International
Crime Division, Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria (South Africa)
More than 700 Nigerians have died so far this year in over 80 attacks associated with Boko Haram, the Nigerian terrorist group that a recent United States report ranked as the second most deadly in the world after the Taliban in Afghanistan. Most of the deaths occurred in March and April (208 and 335 respectively), confirming the alarming dimension of Boko Haram's atrocities in Nigeria.
In one attack in Baga,
on 19 April 2013, Boko Haram militants confronted Nigerian security
forces in a gun battle that left 260 people dead and nearly a thousand
injured. This was the deadliest Boko Haram attack
since 2009, when the group catapulted onto the global stage following
violent riots that resulted in the death of over 800 people in northern
Nigeria. Since then it is estimated that Boko Haram has killed nearly 4
000 people and injured several thousands more.

Citizens of Gwange region in
Maiduguri, The Borno State capital has cautioned their women from
leaving the home and going out in the evening as news filter in thath
Boko Haram members now cross dress with women clothes to avoid soldier's
and commit crimesReports
states that four terrorists from the sect boko haram were caught on
saturday in Gwange ward cross dressing and trying to escape arrest as a
result of presure mounted on them in the area by vigilante groups who
have been looking for the terrorists in the area
According to the
residents, who asked to not be mentioned due to security reasons said
that the terrorists conceal their weapons also in there female cloak.
“They have been doing that for a long time according to one of them who
was arrested last month in Gwange and since that time so many of them
have been arrested and handed to security,” he said.
Speaking on
whether the soldiers are killing the arrested Boko Haram members, he
said, “They (vigilante youths) have been arresting them, but killing
them, we do not know because the soldiers always carry them to the JTF
headquarters.”
According to him, even those that were arrested
with ‘hijab’ last week Saturday, we were told that the youths beat them
up and handed them over to the military for further interrogation.

Denis Nzioka Is a passionate gay and
homosexual rights activist in Kenya for a very long time but on one
unfortunate day his name was broadcasted all over Kenya by a popular
radio station then his whole life went downhill, he share his experience
with usLiving
a modest life with his secret life partner and also trying to make
Kenya recognise gay right's through his small ways his life went to
schreds as his name was leaked to a radio station as a gay lover
Immediately after this people started to blame him for all disasters on earth from the great drought's to even the tsunami etc
When
asked here is what he said - I have also been evicted a number of
times. In the first place, the neighbours sent a letter saying: 'We, the
residents of the apartment block, because we know you are homosexual,
and you will target our kids, are giving you three days to leave, lest
we get some of the "boys" to come and evict you.' I am single and live
alone; my previous partner was not out and faced challenges whenever he
was seen with me in the streets or at social events
Outside my
[former] workplace, at the beginning anyway, the mechanics downstairs
jeered and called me names. In general though the harassment here is
sporadic when compared to Uganda - it is much more common there. Also,
there is a lot of positivity here. A bus full of girls met me recently,
and they giggled and said that they read my columns. I am in the media a
lot.
I have been attacked by strangers. Once was in a matatu
[bus], when I was holding my partner's hand. I remember an incident in
Mombasa where we had a community pageant show and I was the chief judge;
after the show as I was leaving some youths threw stones at me while
calling me names. It was scary since I was alone and they were many. I
have received countless death threats, by email, telephone and through
Facebook - one of which said: 'I have been sent to kill you.'
After
hearing this man make his case we have to ask ourselves whatever other
people decide to do by themselves in their own privacy, how does it
burden us? We have millions of more seriouse and deadly problem's but
meanwhile we leave them and judge people who don't accept to live by the
way and code we the majority choose to live. Now let me ask you
reader's WHO IS THE MAIN CRIMINAL IN THIS?

Homophobic attacks have reached
dangerous levels in sub-Saharan Africa and must stop, Amnesty
International has said in a report.Goverments
in Africa are everyday bring out new laws and draconian penalties to
make it sure and clear that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
people are criminals, the report says.
Some of African leader
state that homosexuality is un-African which made the western world
threaten to withdraw from any country which did not give gay people
there right of freedom to be and marry
However, Amnesty said US
religious groups "actively fund and promote homophobia in Africa", while
many of the laws were inherited from the colonial eraAmnesty interview
Homosexual
acts are still a crime in 38 sub-Saharan African countries it said in a
report titled "Making Love a Crime: Criminalisation of same-sex conduct
in sub-Saharan Africa".
There is no specific legislation
outlawing homosexual acts in 12 African countries, mostly former French
colonies, while gay rights are recognised in South Africa.
In the last five years, South Sudan and Burundi have introduced new laws criminalising same-sex relations, it says.
The parliaments of Uganda, Liberia and Nigeria have draft laws before them, seeking to increase penalties.
"These poisonous laws must be repealed and the human rights of all Africans upheld," Amnesty said.
"In
some African countries political leaders target sexual orientation
issues to distract attention from their overall human rights records,
often marked by rampant discrimination and violence against women,
corruption and lack of media freedoms," it added.
In South Africa,
at least seven people, five of them lesbians, were murdered between
June and

Earlier today, students from
different Nigerian polytechnic universities -- such as Ofa Polytechnic
and Ilaro Polytechnic -- joined their counterparts of the Yaba College
of Technology in Lagos, protesting the continued denial of Polytechnic
staff's demands by the government.

In a recent interview OJB Jezreel reveals all about his health and how things have not been well with him as he seeks to secure money for his Kidney transplant in India He also reveals that the doctors are telling him he has a maximum of 8 weeks left on planet earth.
Here are the full details of the exclusive interviewWhat is the state of your health?
The
state where we are is the state we actually need a transplant. When
early diagnosis was done it was just a case of Renal Infection. Right
now, the two kidneys are gone,but we a running dialysis at the moment.
When did you observe that you have this illness? It was two years ago,
but it was not depreciated to this level.
Then it was a gradual
process. it was just like a doctor’s prescription to control your blood
pressure level. we did all that , but having off and on experience until
it got to this stage. What would you attribute to this ailment? Most
time people tend to atribute kidney problem to drunkenness or smoking
I
was told that it doesn’t have anything to do with that, because as much
as i drink and smoke then, it was casual drinking. maybe, they offer
you a bottle of drink and all that, not that i have to drink 15 bottles
or drink all through the day.How much do you need for a transplant?
For
transplant itself, it varies, because the procedure is $25000. The
whole process of the treatment from pre-process,transplanting and
post-transplanting will cost about $100,000. I(n two years i have spent
up to five million which i have been trying to maintain myself. that is
why it has been kept secret.When are you going for the transplant?
God
willing, i have like 8 to 10 weeks more to get it done. It’s strange, i
still walk around a little. I can’t eat much again, N20 rice is even
enough. I trust God and Nigerians for their financial assistance.
We
all wish him strenght to face up to this recent challenge.Please
remeber his account details are: Babatunde Okungbowa. UBA – 1015075120.